- This week, Grogu gets zen, we celebrate Life Day, and more!
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Now where did I keep--I...
I swear I put it in here last year. I--
[crash] [cat yowls]
[sighs]
Wait a second.
Kevin? - Ah?
- Is that my Life Day robe?
- [mutters indistinctly]
- It looks like--oh.
Oh, Kevin. You're the best.
Now I'm ready to get to the news.
On Saturday our friend little Grogu turned three in this galaxy
as we mark the third anniversary of the launch of Disney+
and the premiere of "The Mandalorian" season one.
To celebrate Studio Ghibli created this adorable short
"Zen: Grogu and Dust Bunnies."
You can watch it for yourself now streaming on Disney+.
And two years ago today, we marked Life Day with the launch
of "The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special."
To celebrate this festive occasion,
today LEGO dropped three new "Star Wars" shorts
featuring Grogu and the Mandalorian delivering gifts
in the N-1 starfighter,
Obi-Wan shopping for his former padawan, Darth Vader,
and C-3PO and R2-D2 on an important mission to get to dinner,
which is extra funny because what do droids eat anyway?
Check out all three holiday-themed shorts now on StarWarsKids.com.
But that's not all the Life Day fun we have for you.
Over on the "Star Wars" YouTube channel, give your ears a little treat
with a brand-new Life Day lo-fi for studying, chillin',
or celebrating Life Day with your Wookiee friends.
I have three words for you: “One Way Out.”
We’re talking episode ten of "Andor," and if you’re not already chanting
those words back to me in your screen, you need to see yourself out
to the timestamp below or I am about to spoil so many things for you!
Don’t make me the villain here.
Kino Loy, you’re breakin' my heart.
Picking up right where we left off last week,
Kino and Cassian and/or Keef to his cellies
are finally united in their quest to fight the Empire from inside the prison
on Narkina 5.
They’re not getting out despite what their sentence clocks say.
Luckily, Cassian and his friends on the floor have a plan.
Cassian finishes shivving the plumbing while two other inmates create a diversion
and pretty soon there’s a full-on riot
with the dozen or so guards in full-on panic.
After fighting to the command center,
Kino gives a heart-wrenching speech and deactivates the frying floors,
unleashing a wave of inmates eager to climb to the top.
all: One way out!
- There’s just one teeny tiny little flaw in Kino’s plan.
- I can't swim.
- Now that we've had some time to recover from feeling gutted like a fish--
thanks, Andy Serkis--
it’s time to watch episode 11, “Daughter of Ferrix,”
now streaming on Disney+.
We mentioned the name Kino Loy so many times
that it actually made Andy Serkis appear.
Hello and thanks for joining us, Andy!
- Hi, Kristin. How you doing? You all right?
- Very well.
We're so happy to have you back in the "Star Wars" galaxy.
Today can you tell us a little about your experience stepping
into the role of Kino Loy?
- The actual shooting of it was really hard
because of the environment.
I mean, the set was so unforgiving, and the prison outfits are so unforgiving.
And the whole notion of walking around on metal plates with bare feet
does a very strange thing to your head.
It completely, you know, it zapped you of any strength in a way.
The set designs were extraordinary.
The design work was just phenomenal in the way that it did make you feel like
you were some strange kind of experiment,
part of some strange Pavlovian lab rat kind of experience.
All of these things really helped to mold the character,
really through from the writing, through to the design,
through to the talks that we'd had,
and then understanding, of course, where I knew he would end up.
You know, him knowing the fact that he's never really gonna be able
to get out of this, he has to carry on inspiring others to do so.
And I think that's why there is a lot of pain for us in the role,
and I really enjoyed playing that, but keeping him grounded at all times,
so I didn't become sentimental, I guess.
- Well-said.
Thank you so much for joining us today.
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- That's it for this week, but for more on these stories
and other news from around the galaxy, check out starwars.com.
And be sure to join us right here for "This Week in Star Wars" every Thursday.
But not next Thursday 'cause we're taking a little break for the holiday.
- [mumbles indistinctly] - Thanks for watching,
and may the Force be with you.
- [mumbles indistinctly]
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